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NEON is a Retrofuturism love letter to late 20th Century entertainment--a new event inspired by the worlds and sounds we grew up with: flickering neon, killer robots, rain-soaked pavement, eternal sunsets, cyberpunk skylines, obsolete technology, and relentless midnight drives.

A cutting-edge synthwave music festival drives the heartbeat of three days and nights of retro immersion, including a massive themed video arcade, cult and genre film festival, console gaming time capsule, iconic guests and panelists, and above all, a chance to experience the future as imagined by the past without having to invent a time machine.

Join us in Rhode Island, The Ocean State, Summer 2018 for an exclusive glimpse into the future that never was.

Music

Three late summer nights of retrosynth-soaked sonic nirvana.

Welcome to the heart and soul of NEON. Our main stage will host some of the most iconic Synthwave, Outrun, Retro Synthpop, Darksynth and related artists in the world, creating a terrifyingly awesome lineup. Check it out below!

Arcade

Unleash high score annihilation.

NEON's video arcade lets you play authentic maintained and restored original cabinets, all running the same hardware they ran in 1981--or in 1994, since we'll be representing both eras of the arcade craze. We have plenty of experience with this, as our team has put together numerous successful arcade events.

Best of all? Keep those quarters in your pocket. Everything is on free play.

Retrogaming

Relive the Console Wars.

We feel great reverence for early computing and home gaming roots, and we're paying homage to them at NEON with highly immersive time capsule setups featuring gaming hardware from the late 1970s right up to the 1990s.

Sit down and play your favorite classics in environments reminiscent of where they were played the first time around.

Film

A cult film festival of the best of the worst.

Powered by Dreadphile Cinema Club, prepare for an underground film festival showcasing the most iconic and hilariously terrible Sci Fi, horror, and action movies defining--and defiling--the era. We'll be screening some of our favorites from the golden age of VHS's, one frame at a time.

Lounge

If you get exhausted navigating NEON, we're giving you options for unwinding and unplugging.

You can catch some casual, old-school tabletop gaming if that's your thing, or just sail away from it all to smooth vintage tunes of yesteryear in our Yacht Rock lounge, chilled drink in hand.

Time travel is thirsty work, after all. And yes, we said "Yacht Rock lounge."

Guests

If you build it, they will come.

It wouldn't be a festival without appearances, talks, and panels with dynamic and insightful guests, and NEON's chosen era is rife with brilliant minds and outrageous personalities. Be sure to check back for updates on who's showing up for 2018.

Vendors

Shop 'til you drop.

Nothing cures post-event blues like sifting through all of the cool swag and souvenirs you acquired over the weekend. NEON's vendor room is a curated lineup of companies, merchants, artists, and services relevant to our killer theme and various areas of the event like music and gaming, as well as clothing, accessories, tech, culture, and more. Official maps and directories to come!

Tabletop

On-demand tabletop gaming is hitting NEON in full force. We wanted to craft an relaxed way to get in on some games that didn't involve pre-scheduled events, to preserve the chill atmosphere NEON is all about.

Jump into a cyberpunk RPG or grab a classic (or modern!) board game from our library of over 400 titles, day or night.

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